Chronicles of the Demonic Cult Conversion-Chapter 15 : Chapter 15

Chapter 15. Please, Just Don’t Kill Me!
When I opened my eyes, I saw an unfamiliar ceiling.
“……This place is.”
As Jin Yeong-in slowly sat up, someone spoke to him.
“Are you feeling better now?”
A tall, skinny figure with a sharp impression.
A middle-aged physician wearing spectacles spoke to him casually.
His apron, which must have once been white, was stained reddish-black with blood.
One could easily guess how many trauma patients he had treated just by looking at his attire.
“How ignorant. You used up all your internal energy in a short period, so of course your vitality would be depleted. Where on earth did you get such a medicine? It was probably made by those Tang Clan bastards……”
I didn’t know who he was, but he was clearly a renowned physician.
Otherwise, he would not have noticed that Jin Yeong-in had taken the Three Lives Stimulation Powder.
“My name is Jin Yeong-in. Thank you for treating me.”
Jin Yeong-in made a clasped hands greeting.
“What kind of treatment is it when I just helped you replenish some of your vitality. Don’t overexert yourself for a while and get plenty of rest. You were in a complete mess. With such severe internal injuries. Tsk.”
“May I ask for your honorable name, Senior?”
“My name is Gongson Chaek.”
“You are Elder Gongson?”
The Life-Saving Demonic Blade, Gongson Chaek.
The best renowned physician in the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, his fame was so widespread that it had even reached the Central Plains.
He treated patients with external injuries using tools he had designed and created himself, and his treatment methods were known to be on a different level from Central Plains medicine.
According to public opinion, he was in an unrivaled position when it came to treating external injuries, to the point that there was no physician in the world who could match him.
“Elder, what nonsense. I am just a mere technician who cuts with a knife and sews with a needle to fix people up.”
Jin Yeong-in thought Gongson Chaek’s words were overly humble.
Gongson Chaek’s unique and original surgical techniques were said to have reached a masterly level, allowing him to treat even those who would have otherwise become crippled.
How could someone with such medical skills be a mere technician?
“Anyway, get absolute rest for a few months. If you overexert yourself, your vitality will be damaged, and you will live a sickly life forever.”
“I will keep that in mind.”
“Keep it in mind.”
Gongson Chaek glared.
“Do you know how many bastards say that and then get carried in here again after getting hurt? Don’t just say you’ll keep it in mind, for the time being, absolutely……”
It was then.
Crash!
Rumble!
“Ugh, ughhhhhh!”
“Aaaaaaaargh!”
“Elder Gongson! Where is Elder Gongson! Damn it! Quickly!”
A commotion erupted outside.
“……It’s starting again.”
Gongson Chaek closed his eyes tightly as if tired.
His expression truly looked weary.
“The ones who get carried in after a fight, the ones who get into a brawl at a tavern, the ones who get beaten up during a duel, the ones who go crazy while training in demonic arts. The variety is quite a spectacle.”
“Y-you must have it tough.”
“I’ll be on my way now. I wonder what kind of head injury has been brought in this time.”
Gongson Chaek hurriedly left Jin Yeong-in’s sickroom.
***
After Gongson Chaek left, Jin Yeong-in reflected on why he had lost consciousness and collapsed.
‘It’s definitely not because my vitality was depleted as Elder Gongson said. My body has actually gotten better. It’s certainly because of the spiritual energy of Sky Mountain…… but why did it feel like the mountain was calling me.’
He didn’t feel the call of Sky Mountain now, but the concentration of spiritual energy was still thick.
Though it wasn’t raging like it had been just before he fainted.
‘Everyone must have been surprised. Where did Young Master Dan go?’
As he was thinking that, he suddenly felt a presence.
Swish, swish.
Light footsteps.
‘Strong.’
Jin Yeong-in was surprised by the demonic qi emanating from the approaching person.
‘Is it a Lust Art? Or a Soul-Seducing Art?’
The demonic qi emanating from the approaching person had properties similar to martial arts that confused the human mind and caused a loss of cognitive ability.
“Young Master Jin, I heard you just woke up. May I see you for a moment?”
A voice full of coquetry was heard.
“Ah, yes. It is alright.”
Rustle, the curtain covering the sickbed was drawn back, and a woman of voluptuous beauty revealed herself.
She wore clothes that clung tightly to her waist, revealing her curvaceous figure, and the front of her top was half undone, flaunting her ample bosom as if for show, and her skirt was split diagonally, seemingly with no intention of hiding her beautiful legs.
On top of that, she wasn’t even wearing shoes, revealing her bare feet, so her attire could be described as seductive, even beyond alluring.
At first glance, it might have been perceived as excessive to the point of being vulgar, but she also had a high-class look that made her seem virtuous, so such thoughts did not arise.
‘A high-ranking official.’
Jin Yeong-in could guess her status at once.
No matter how much it had changed from before, the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult was still the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.
If an ordinary woman were to walk around in such attire, she would surely meet a terrible end.
“My name is Yi Ja-yeong, the Outer Affairs Manager. I also serve as the Blood Flower Palace Mistress.”
Indeed, Jin Yeong-in’s guess was correct.
The Outer Affairs Manager was a key position among key positions, overseeing all major and minor affairs occurring outside the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, that is, in the Central Plains.
“I greet the Outer Affairs Manager.”
“There’s no need to get up.”
Yi Ja-yeong gently pressed down on Jin Yeong-in’s chest.
“I am not such an authoritarian person as to force a sick person to get up.”
“But……”
“It’s alright, so please lie down comfortably. Huhu.”
Yi Ja-yeong said so and then took out a document and a money pouch from her bosom and placed them on the table next to the sickbed.
“This is the deed to a house and one year’s living expenses. It’s small, but it’s located on prime land, so it’s a valuable house. I’ve put in enough living expenses to last for three years without any problem.”
“Why are you giving me something like this……”
“You are someone who has defected to our cult, aren’t you? Our cult is not so stingy as to treat a defector with no foundation poorly.”
“Thank you for your consideration, Outer Affairs Manager.”
Jin Yeong-in made a clasped hands greeting towards Yi Ja-yeong.
“Don’t mention it. Defectors are under my jurisdiction as the Outer Affairs Manager, so it’s only natural that I provide this much. Besides, you, Young Master Jin, are someone whose entry into the cult was personally approved by the Cult Leader.”
“Ah.”
“I have temporarily appointed Danmok Cheong of the Bat Squad as your escort. I thought that would be more convenient for you. I have also assigned a maid to your house to take care of domestic affairs.”
“A maid is too much.”
Jin Yeong-in shook his head.
He didn’t need an escort, but assigning Danmok Cheong, with whom he had become quite friendly, was a welcome gesture.
But a maid?
“I must respectfully decline. Such an excessive treatment is……”
“You are quite modest, Young Master Jin.”
Yi Ja-yeong interrupted Jin Yeong-in.
“But you must keep in mind that our cult is a strictly hierarchical society.”
“……!”
“Surely you wouldn’t refuse the consideration of a superior, would you?”
Yi Ja-yeong’s smiling eyes looked dangerous.
It was as if she was saying, ‘Go on, try refusing again?’
“Jin Yeong-in accepts the Outer Affairs Manager’s command.”
“You adapt quickly.”
Yi Ja-yeong smiled a motherly smile, as if proud.
“I will send a gentle and bright child to help you adapt, Young Master Jin.”
“Thank you for your consideration.”
“The cult will take responsibility for treating your qi deviation, so for the time being, focus on taking care of your body. Oh, and.”
Yi Ja-yeong added.
“While you are resting, study the cult’s doctrines, laws, and history in your spare time. Now that you have become a member of our cult, you can do at least that much, right?”
“Of course.”
“Good. That will be all for today. Rest well, Young Master Jin.”
Leaving those words, Yi Ja-yeong left the sickroom with the rustle of her footsteps.
“Hoo.”
A sense of relief washed over me.
‘Anyway, I made it here, so that’s what matters.’
Although he had gone through some twists and turns, he had safely arrived at the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, so he had achieved his goal.
Of course, life in the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult would not be easy either…….
***
The next day.
Jin Yeong-in headed to his house with Danmok Cheong.
As Yi Ja-yeong had said, Jin Yeong-in’s house was located in the wealthy district of the Divine Land.
The streets were wide and clean, and magnificent manors and mansions were lined up like stars.
“This is your house, Young Master Jin.”
Compared to the surrounding houses, it was ridiculously small, but it was still not comparable to the places where ordinary people lived.
‘This is my house……’
This was the first time Jin Yeong-in had owned a house.
There was a time when he had a house that his master had left him.
But it had been a long time since he had sold it because he lacked the money for the funeral.
After that, he had stayed at the Heavenly Martial Academy and was then imprisoned in the Demonic Prison, so he had never had a proper house.
“Let’s go in, Young Master Jin.”
“Alright.”
When he entered the main gate with Danmok Cheong, he saw a small but tastefully decorated garden and courtyard.
“It is a pleasure to meet you for the first time. My name is Baek A-rin. I will be serving you from now on.”
A maid with a modest demeanor politely paid her respects to Jin Yeong-in.
“Ah, Miss Baek. My name is Jin Yeong-in. I look forward to your service.”
At that, Danmok Cheong stepped forward and said to Baek A-rin.
“As you know, Young Master Jin is someone who has defected from the righteous faction. So, from now on, you must assist him well by his side.”
“Wh-what? Someone who has defected from the righteous faction?!”
Baek A-rin’s eyes widened.
“You haven’t heard yet? You should have received the mission details from the Blood Flower Palace?”
“I-I was assigned in a hurry, so I haven’t heard about who I will be serving yet…… hiccup!”
Baek A-rin started hiccupping in the middle of her sentence.
Seeing her face turn pale, Jin Yeong-in wondered if she was sick and cautiously approached her to ask.
“Miss Baek? Are you sick somewhere?”
“Huk!”
Startled, Baek A-rin flinched and took a step back.
“P-please, just don’t kill me!”
“……?”
“I will serve you with all my heart and soul, so please show me mercy……”
Baek A-rin lost consciousness and collapsed with a thud.
“Miss Baek, Miss Baek!”
Jin Yeong-in hastily grabbed the collapsed Baek A-rin and shook her, but she, having already fainted, showed no signs of opening her eyes.
“It seems she was properly scared.”
“Pardon?”
“The people of the righteous faction are not only objects of hatred but also objects of fear. Since a maid from the Blood Flower Palace is probably not a formal warrior, it’s not surprising that she would faint from shock.”
Danmok Cheong gave a bitter smile.
“In that maid’s eyes, you probably look like a demon with three eyes and horns, Young Master Jin.”
“Pardon? Is it that bad?”
“Don’t the righteous faction bastards also see us as demons, not humans?”
“Ah.”
Putting it that way, it made sense.
The warriors of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult had such a belligerent nature that they were desperate to catch and kill anyone from the righteous faction, and the same was true for the warriors of the righteous faction.
But that was only the story of proper warriors; didn’t most people fear the warriors of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, calling them evil demonic cultists?
“It will probably take a few days for the misunderstanding to be cleared up. Please understand, Young Master Jin.”
“I suppose I must.”
“I will take her inside.”
Danmok Cheong lifted the fainted Baek A-rin and went inside the house.
‘It seems that wherever people live, it’s all the same.’
As Jin Yeong-in was thinking that and about to follow Danmok Cheong inside the house, he heard the sound of horse hooves, and someone stopped in front of his house.
Turning around at the presence, he saw Cheol Yu-ra standing at the gate with a horse.
“I greet the Fourth Squad Leader, no, the Second Young Lady.”
“Is your body feeling better?”
“It is fine. It seems I overexerted myself a little.”
“I understand. I heard it was a forced march.”
“Yes.”
“Rest well for a while and recover your body. Resting is also a part of training.”
“Thank you for the advice. But, if you’ll excuse me, what brings you to see me……”
“Ah.”
Cheol Yu-ra suddenly held out the reins.
“Take it, it’s a gift.”
“Pardon?”
“It is a repayment for a past favor.”
Jin Yeong-in could not understand Cheol Yu-ra’s words.